Portable swing



oct. 18,1927'. 11,646,089 l. E. GRIFFITH PORTABLE SWING.

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UNITED STATES ISAAC E. GRIFFITH, OF LOWELL, INDIANA.

PORTABLE SWING.

Application filed July 20, 1925. Serial N0. 44,840.

rIhis invention relates to an improved swing of the type suspended from the limb of a tree or other suitable support.

The invention has reference to a swing, in that instead of embodying two ropes eX- tending upwardly from the ends of theseat forming board, it is made from a single suspension member having divergent end meinbers at its lower end connected with the seat board.

The principal object is to provide a simple and inexpensive structure which is quite vas practical and etlicient, if notmore so, than the ordinary rope swing heretofore used.

In the accompanying drawing forming a part of this application and in which like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughout the same:

The ligure represents an elevational view of a swing constructed in accordance with the present invention.

Referring to the drawing in detail, the reference character 1 designates the single suspension member. This is preferably in the form of a tree trunk. In accordance with my idea I cut down a small tree and vary the same in size and length to suit the` demand. Ordinarily a small tree about six inches in diameter with the trunk about ten or twelve feet long provides a good size suspension member. In accordance with my idea the lower end of the tree trunk is split longitudinally, and the halves 2 are spread apart in downwardly diverging relation and are passed through diagonal holes in the seat forming boards 3. Retaining pins, nails, or the like, are driven through the extremities as indicated at 4 to hold the board 3 in place. At the terminal of the split, a reinforcing band, or the like, 5 is placed to prevent further and undue splitting.

Atthe upper end of the extensionmember is a hanger and bearing loop 6, detachably fastened in place by a removable bolt 7. In practice the loop 6 is passed aboutthe limb of a tree from which the swing is adapted to be extended and the bolt is'passed therethrough and through the extension member, whereby to afford a rocking connection with the limb of the tree from which the swing` Si is suspended. lilith a tree trunk of the size specified, the divergent end portions 2 will be spaced suliiciently far apart to permit one or two persons to occupy the seat therebetween.

The invention is of such simple nature, that it is hardly necessary to go more into detail. Furthermore,`the merits of a device yof this class will be clearly apparent, and for these reasons a more lengthy description is deemed unnecessary. f

Changes coming within the field of invention claimed may bel resorted to if desired.

Having thus describe-d the invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is z i A swing comprising an elongated wooden suspension member tapering toward its upper end, the other end being split'longt tudinally to provide a pair of diverging Isaac E. GRIFFITH. 

